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Organization of the Manuscript
Manuscripts must be written in English. Multiple-part papers are discouraged. Although it is recognized that this arrangement is sometimes necessary, authors will often be asked to collapse multiple papers into a single manuscript.
Manuscripts must include the sections listed below in the order they are presented. All word limits include citations. The entire text should be double-spaced. Submitting an incomplete manuscript or a manuscript that does not adhere to the word limits will cause a delay in review.
Brief Communications are subject to the same word restrictions, with the additional requirement that the abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion references and figure legends cannot exceed 4500 words.
Title Page
The first page of the manuscript should be a title page with the following:
- Journal Section (Cellular & Molecular, Neurobiology of Disease, Behavioral/Systems/Cognitive, or Development/Plasticity/Repair)
- Title
- Abbreviated title
- Authors and author addresses
- Corresponding author with complete address, including an email address
- Number of figures and tables
- Supplemental material (if applicable)
- Number of pages
- Number of words for Abstract/Introduction/Discussion
- Six keywords
- Acknowledgements
Abstract (250 words maximum, including citations)
The abstract should be clearly written and readily comprehensible to the broad readership of the Journal. It should provide a concise summary of the objectives, methodology, key results, and major conclusions of the study. It should be written in complete sentences, without subheadings.
Introduction (500 words maximum, including citations)
The Introduction should briefly indicate the objectives of the study and provide enough background information to clarify why the study was undertaken and what hypotheses were tested.
Materials and Methods
The materials and methods section should be brief but sufficient to allow a qualified investigator to repeat the research (see also Policy Concerning Availability of Materials). Reference should be made to published procedures wherever possible; this applies to the original description and pertinent published modifications. All companies from which materials were obtained should be listed with their location: city and state, province or country (if not a well know city). If materials were obtained from an individual, an affiliation for that individual should be listed.
Results
This section should present clearly but succinctly the experimental findings of the study. Only results essential to establish the main points of the work should be included.
Discussion (1500 words maximum, including citations)
The discussion section should be as concise as possible and should include a brief statement of the principal findings, a discussion of the validity of the observations, a discussion of the findings in light of other published work dealing with the same or closely related subjects, and a statement of the possible significance of the work. Extensive discussion of the literature is discouraged.
References
Only published and "in press" (i.e., accepted for publication in a specific journal or book) references should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper. The latest information on "in press" references should be provided. Any "in press" references that are relevant for reviewers to see in order to make a well-informed evaluation should be included as a separate document text file along with the submitted manuscript. "Submitted" references should be cited only in text and in the following form: (A. B. Smith, C. D. Johnson, and E. Greene, unpublished observations). The form for personal communications is similar: (F. G. Jackson, personal communication). Authors are responsible for all personal communications and must obtain written approval from persons cited before submitting the paper to the Journal. Proof of such approval may be requested by the Journal.
References should be cited in the text as follows: "The procedure used has been described elsewhere (Green, 1978),"or "Our observations are in agreement with those of Brown and Black (1979) and of White et al. (1980),"or with multiple references, in chronological order: "Earlier reports (Brown and Black, 1979, 1981; White et al., 1980; Smith, 1982, 1984).... " In the list of references (to be typed double-spaced), papers should be given in alphabetical order according to the surname of the first author. In two-author papers with the same first author, the order is alphabetical by the second author's name. In three-or-more-author papers with the same first author, the order is chronological. The name of the author(s) should be followed by the date in parentheses, the full title of the paper as it appeared in the original together with the source of the reference, the volume number, and the first and last pages. Do not number or bullet the references. If the author list for a paper in the references exceeds 20, the paper should be cited as Author A et al. The following illustrate the format to be used:
Journal article
Hamill OP, Marty A, Neher E, Sakmann B, Sigworth F (1981) Improved patch-clamp techniques for high-resolution current recordings from cells and cell free membrane patches. Pflugers Arch 391:85-100.
Hodgkin AL, Huxley AF (1952a) The components of membrane conductance in the giant axon of Loligo. J Physiol (Lond) 116:473-496.
Hodgkin AL, Huxley AF (1952b) The dual effect of membrane potential on sodium conductance in the giant axon of Loligo. J Physiol (Lond) 116:497-506.
Book
Hille B (1984) Ionic channels of excitable membranes. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer.
Chapter in a book
Stent GS (1981) Strength and weakness of the genetic approach to the development of the nervous system. In: Studies in developmental neurobiology: essays in honor of Viktor Hamburger (Cowan WM, ed), pp288-321. New York: Oxford UP.Abbreviations of journal titles should follow those listed in the Index Medicus. Responsibility for the correctness of the references lies with the author(s). After manuscript revisions, authors should double-check that all in-text citations are in the reference list and that all references on the reference list have at least one corresponding in-text citation. Failure to do so will result in the delay of proof generation and possibly publication. Please make sure that the References are double-spaced and no bullets, numbers, or other listing formats are used.
Figure Legend
Manuscripts that include figures must include figure legends as part of the main manuscript text. A legend must be supplied for each figure. It is helpful to reviewers if the figure legend is also included with each figure when it is uploaded to the online submission site.
Figures
Figures should be submitted as separate files in TIFF or EPS format (see Illustrations).
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